Foxes, and Poetry in Translation
Foxes are flavour of the month It is the month of foxes. Search Twitter for #FoxyFeb , and you will find photographs, artwork, poetry.. all about foxes. I've been participating; contributing my own art, and sharing poems I've discovered. As I have been learning Arabic since last May, I wanted to link poetry, Arabic, and foxes. As it was, it didn't take much effort on my part. I'd asked for Arabic poetry recommendations on Twitter, and was not disappointed. @TigersSterne You might want to look through the poetry here: http://t.co/kt0mxONiSe al-Saddiq al-Raddi, for instance. — M. Lynx Qualey (@arablit) February 9, 2014 One of the poems written by al-Saddiq al-Raddi was titled " Small Fox ": Suddenly - a small fox, playful, floods your wounded heart with joy He searches your face with his singular gaze, knows you're at one with his vagabond stance ثعلبٌ صغيرٌ يمرحُ في قلبكِ الملوَّث أَفلحَ في الهطول تلك الليلةْ وجهُكِ ...